Check it out:

She brought her best friend to help out during our session since her mom couldn’t make it.   Mary opted for Autumn to do her make up in the studio and then we did a few shots there.  Then we headed over to the Museum district and finished up at the new Perot Museum. Such a fun place and you can shoot around the exterior, but just a warning, those security cameras work real well – we had someone questioning us within about 2 minutes (commercial photography isn’t allowed without a permit-we were fine).

I loved that Mary followed all my prep tips regarding clothing – she had such a colorful wardrobe.. She even texted me pictures of her outfits before the shoot and asked for suggestions – love it when girls do that, as it just makes everything go smooth.

Mary, I wish you the very best next year at Northeastern!  Those poor engineering boys are going to be a little distracted……

She opted for Autumn to do her hair and make up at the studio. She and Autumn had even done a trial run on her make up to make sure it was the look she wanted.  She looked fabulous! Rachel has such beautiful eyes and Autumn did her magic to make them  just pop in all her images.  Rachel had a shoe (Choo) wardrobe – TO DIE FOR (check them out).  Honestly, it was so much fun showcasing her outfits with the locations and the shoes.  Her mom is such a sweetheart, as well and her dad even met up with us towards the end for a few shots with his super cool car.  I love it when clients want to personalize their session with their car or dog.  Her mom left me the most amazing phone message after she received her collection of digital images – so loved getting to know this family and capture the beauty and personality of this gal!

From June of 2012 thru now, I’ve photographed over 50 seniors from 12 area high schools! Whew!  What fun it’s been.  So much fun in fact, I’ve neglected to show off a few of their images on a blog post.

And just an fyi:  If you’re a 2014 senior, you might want to get your session scheduled soon,  I have great stuff planned for the Class of 2014!

Featuring, from last November, a gorgeous session with Gracie in the Arts District and the Klyde Warren Park. Gracie asked if she could include her dog in a few – are you kidding??? I LOVE dogs!!! Of course you can bring your dog. Beautiful day, fun location and happy senior, made for some beautiful images. Check out a few:

Check out this session with Adam, who jumped on my offer to use a location I had tucked in my back pocket – shooting with a bunch of vintage Thunderbirds! See guys, it isn’t all that bad. 

You know it’s not just the photos, but the whole experience of your session with Connie Roper Seniors that makes it a memorable time.

The day of your shoot starts off with professional make up by Autumn (if you opt for her services, which I highly recommend).  We meet at the comfortable and spacious natural light loft studio near downtown where Autumn does her magic with hair and/or make up. You can opt for one look from her or even have her stay thru the whole shoot to change your look with each outfit (so fun!).  While Autumn is working with you, I go thru your wardrobe and do any fine tuning and decide on the order of you changes, depending on our location.  We keep water, snacks and music flowing while we hang out in the loft.  After Autumn is done, we do a few images in the studio, especially some head shots and any images you might want for recruitment packages.

Then we head out to our location.  Sometimes I have an assistant meet up with us at location .  Anyway, that’s just a little peek in how we get started in our session.

Let’s get back to Nicole. . . .

So anyway, this shoot was just perfection.

First, hair and make up by Autumn Cooper, my incredible MUA (make up artist).  I tell you, she has serious skills. She knows exactly how to do natural, photography makeup with just enough pizazz to make it totally you.  She never makes all the girls look alike, her make up lasts the whole session and she’s cute and fun!

Sydney opted to have Autumn do her hair as well.  Good call.  Her hair was so fabulous – just enough of the wave, curl, messed-up up look to go perfectly with her clothing and the setting.  Sydney brought super cute outfits plus a punch of bright color with a red dress.

Then to top it all off, I had just discovered this fab location and Sydney and her mom trusted me to shoot their session there.   So perfect, all these images were shot on one block and on a late Sunday afternoon (my favorite session time), not a soul was around.

Thanks, Sydney.

So perfect, in fact, she played Belle in the musical production of Beauty and the Beast.  Big thanks for your help, Taylor!